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PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

J. W. MATTHEWS.

GATE. APPLICATION FILED 00119, 1907.

APPLICATION FILED 001.219.1901.

-. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

J. W. MATTHEWS.

GATE.

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A TTOHNE Y8 UNITED STi-XIES PATENT 0mm JOSEPH w1 Lm..\1.irrnEws, or BRADY, TEXAS.

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Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application filed. October 19, 1907. Serial No. 398,143.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jossrn WILLLui MAT'rnEws, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brady, in the county of McCulloch and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Gate, of which the foli;

lowing is a ful clear, and exact description.

his invention relatesto gates, and more particularly to that class of gates known as arm-gates, which can be opened to permit the passage of a vehicle, by a person within the vehicle.

An object of the invention is to provide a i simple, strong and efiicient farmgate which can be opened and shut from points remote I from the ate itself, which is positive in operation, an which requires the expenditure of little force to close or open it.

A further object of the Invention is to provide a device of theclass described, which can be operated from a point remote from the,

gate itse f, for instance, by an occupant of a vehicle, and which when opened, remains in that position until a further manipulation of the operating parts closes it.

The inventlon consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly' set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyi mg drawings forming a part of this specificatron, 1n which sinnlar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and m wlnch Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gate.

showing the same in the closed position; Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section showing a portion of the gate standard, the member H movable thereon, and the means for guiding the member upon the standard; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the gate, showing the same closed and lllt'llcfttlll in dotted outhne the l e D I position assumed by the gate when open; -1

and Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation show ing a part of the standard and the member 3 movable thereon, partially in section, with portions broken away.

Before proceeding to a more detailed ex- I planation of my invention it should be 1111- deistood that the gate body used in connection with the device, may be of any common or referred form.

- n the accompanying illustration is shown T a gate fashioned from wood or the like and of i the usual three-bar type. If so desired, the gate body may be fashioned from metal and wire netting or from any other suitable material.

bile my invention is particularly useful in connection with farm-gates it is equally applicable to similar devices for other purposes, for instance, in connection with railway grade crossings, warehouse doom and the like. R

The arrangement of the gate is such "that it can be operated by an occupant of a vehicle it is desired to drivethrough the gate "and for which purpose the gate must be 0 oiled}:

f} manipulate the gate to close the same after.

this necessitates two operations, it is of advantage in that the gate does not prematurely close and interfere with the passage of the vehicle as is often the case when the gate f; is arranged to close automatically.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the body of the gate, consisting in i the form of the device illustrated in the drawings, of the cross-bars 2 joined by the end uprights 3 and the middle upright 4; the uprights comprise similar strips or slats arranged at the opposite faces of the bars 2 and are secured in position in any suitable man ner. -The gate body is arranged at an opening of a wall or fence 5, which is rovided with gate posts 6, for the purpose. ubstaniially in the center of the gate opening is arranged an upright standard 7, upon which '5 the gate body is arranged to swing by meansof bolt brackets 8. If so desired, the gate may be provided with latches 9, adapted to engage catches 10, mounted upon the gate posts and serving to lock the gate in position.

Near the upper end the standard 7, which is preferably round in cross-section, has 1 formed thereon pairs of opposite, substangrooves 12 of each bar lie adjacent and arallcl thoughseparated by a web 11. he grooves 12 have the opposite ends connected by spirally disposed grooves or guides 18 which intersect at substantially central points. A sleeve 14 is-slidably arranged upon the standard 7 and has eyes 15 carrying g the vehicle has passed therethrough. While at the same vtime, it is necessary furt1er to Iially vertical grooves or guideways 12. The

Q the upper ends of hangers 16. The lower 5 E i i it, E 1

' mounted therewitliiii by means of rivets 24.

Each of the guides co-acts with a dog 23 as 'Wlll appear more clearly hereinafter.

At opposite sides of the gate are arranged posts or uprights 25 carrying at the upper ends pivoted leveis 26. The adjacent ends of the levers 26 are pivoted by means of a pin 27 to the U-bracket 21. The opposite or remote extremities of the levers are provided with depending cores or chains 28, having handles 29 by means of which they can be conveniently manually controlled. The uprights 25 have catches 30, adapted to co-act with the latches 9 to hold the gate open.

The weight of the gate body is carried by the sleeve 14 through the hangers 16; consequently, the normal position of the sleeve is such that the dogs 23 are arranged at the lower ends of the substantially vertical uideways 12, as is shown most clearly in igs. 2 and. 4. When it is desired to open the ate, a. downward pull on one of the depending cords 28 operates a lever 26 and moves the sleeve 14 upwards. When this occurs, the dogs travel vertically in the respective guideways 12 until the upper limit of the latter is reached. On releasing the operating member the weight of the gate pulls the sleeve downward. The dogs however, instead of moving backward along the guideways 12, enter the spiral guideways 13 and advance to the bottom of the opposite guideways 12 as the guideways 12 near the u per ends are formed to incline the dogs slightly, to directthem into the spiral guideways 13. In' doing this the sleeve is rotated so that the gate is swung into a position substantially at right angles with its original position and rests against the uprights 25, leaving the gateavay open. \Vhen it is desired to cl: :-e the gate, the sleeve is again raised by means of one or the other of the lovers, and on releasing the sleeve the latter is rotated by the passage along the opposite giiideways 13 of the dogs '23, thereby returning the gate to its original or closed position. To insure that the dogs travel along the substantially vertical guideways 12 when the sleeve is raised, the lower portions of the guideways 13 are cut away, as is shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

It will be undeistoodcthat in opening or closing the gate, the initial movement of raising the gate body releases the same from the catches upon the gate posts or uprights;

consequently, the gate when closed or held open is always firmly mounted in position and it can be easily unlatched by a special manipulation of the operating parts.

Having thus. described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A gate, comprising a gate body, a standard, a member movable longitudinally of said standard and controlling said gate body, and means for manually operating said memher, said standard having a guideway for directing said member, said guideway comprising opposite guide grooves arranged longitudinally of said standard, and curved guide grooves connecting the said guide grooves.

2. A ate, comprising a gate body, a standard, a s eeve upon said standard and movable longitudinally thereof, said sleeve controlling said gate body, and means for manually operating said member, said standard l aving opposite guideways for directing said member, each of said guideways comprisin opposite guide grooves substantially paralldl to the lon itudinal axis of said standard, and s irally disposed guide grooves connecting the opposite ends of said first guide grooves .and intersectin therebetween, said sleeves having pivoted dogs adapted to travel in said guideways, said guide grooves substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said stan ard bein formed near the upper ends to incline said dogs to direct the same into said spirally disposed guide grooves.

A ate, comprising a gate bod a standard, a sleeve movable longitudina ly of said standard and controlling said gate body, and means for manually operating said member, said standard havin a guideway for directing said sleeve, said sleeve having a part adapted to engage said guidcway, said guideway coinprisin op osite guide grooves arranged longitudinal y of said standard, and curved guide grooves connecting said first guide grooves near the opposite ends.

4. A gate, comprising a gate body, a standard having a ivotal connection with said body and )rovided with a guideway, a member slidab y arranged upon said standard and 'opcratively engaging said guidewav, said member controlling said gate body, and manually operable lcveis controlling said member, said guideway comprising opposite guide grooves arranged longitudinally of said standards, and cui ed guiderooves con-' necting the opposite ends of said first guide grooves. I

5. A gate, comprising a gate body, a substantially central standard pivotally carrying said body, said body being movable lon itudinally of said standard, said standard iav ing guideways, a sleeve slidably mounted upon said standard and having pivoted do s engaging said guidewa s, manually operable levels controlling said sleeve, and hangers i l l l l cor'in ectingsaid sleeve and said gate biody, said I hame to this specification in the presence of gmglewayseach comprlsmg opposte gulde two subscrlblng \vlt-nesses.

groeyee substantially parallel to the loffigitudmglmxis of said standard, and spir ly- Y JOSEPH MATTHEWS 5 disposed guide rooves connectin the oppo- Witnesws:

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C. M. MATTHEWS.

In te tim'ony whereof I have signed my 

